Ever needed to buy a friend or family member a last minute gift, but didn’t have time? I know I’ve been in that situation. This would’ve come in handy. You can now purchase digital iTunes credit, or even content, directly through Facebook. I don’t know about you, but this personally seems like a great idea to me. Facebook released this:

Starting today with Facebook Gifts, you can instantly gift your friends iTunes digital gifts and recommend albums, movies, games, apps, and more available on the iTunes Store.

Search for a specific song or album to recommend, or let your friend decide. iTunes digital gifts are available for $10, $15, $25, or $50.

Apple is really beginning to show some social tendencies, as earlier Apple allowed iBooks to be discovered through Flipboard, a popular social media and news consumption app. This also follows the deep integration Twitter and Facebook received with the release of iOS 6. I guess Apple knew Ping was a failure, and decided to leave the social aspect of things to the pros.

What do you think? Will you use this? Is this convenient or lazy? Let us know in the comments.

About Kyle Frost

Kyle Frost first found his love for technology (and Apple) in the second generation iPod nano. One thing that always draws him back to Apple is its unique and clean designs. Being someone that always has to learn how things work, he took up iOS developing in 2009, a year after Apple opened the platform to 3rd parties. Currently he owns around 10 Apple devices, 4 of which are iOS. Follow him on Twitter @TiP_Kyle

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